Catechesis proper presupposes a global adherence to Christ’s Gospel as presented by the Church. Often, however, it is directed to men who, though they belong to the Church, have in fact never given a true personal adherence to the message of revelation. This shows that, according to circumstances, evangelisation can precede or accompany the work of catechesis proper. In every case, however, one must keep in mind that the element of conversion is always present in the dynamism of faith, and for that reason any form of catechesis must also perform the role of evangelisation.
TheoFonsAt the sources of the faith